Tang Wei: "Lust Caution" is history Chinese female star Tang Wei, blacklisted in China for her performance in "Lust Caution", sees daylight again. Though a relatively new performer, her appearance at events is made so pompous, it is nothing less grand than that of an A-grade artiste. [SIZE=-2]ADVERTISEMENT[/SIZE] Besides being paid almost RMB$1 million (about S$200,000) for being special guest at a brand's flagship opening, it was a full crew - hair stylist, make up artiste, wardrobe coordinator, and a personal assistant - that traveled with her. While the media is concerned about Tang's future development in her career, she is taking it with an open mind. "Lust Caution is history and everything is brand new now. Currently I am just a new actress with one movie on my portfolio. In comparison to many female stars, I'm just too amateurish," Tang said. Desperate to break away from her image in "Lust Caution", Tang said her current wish is to try as many different roles as possible. "As long as the script is good, there's nothing else I can pick on," she said. Since she was made famous through "Lust Caution", her market value soared and dipped; she was described to be an artiste with high value but no available market. On the press conference, Tang did not reply to any of these sensitive questions and also appeared dodgy when asked of her reward for being special guest at the opening ceremony. She merely said, "I'm already very satisfied with the glamorous outfit they arranged for me. I'm just a new artiste and will take on all assignments without considering the reward." According to a staff of the brand, Tang should be receiving about RMB$1 million for her appearance at both the press conference and opening ceremony which summed up to a total of an hour. "That's her market rate in Hong Kong," the staff said. The well-rewarded artiste was also a diligent guest, taking on every question asked by the media and attended to every request of photographers. Also according to the person-in-charge of the event, Tang's outfit for the day was not as lavish as she had put it to be. "The necklace costs RMB$3,000, shoes RMB$3,500 and dress RMB$10,000," total costing not more than S$4,000.
